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Future Music Festival: Doomben Racecourse, Brisbane, QLD (February 27 2010)

Posted March 1 2010

Returning to Brisbane’s Doomben racecourse for its...

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Placebo – The Enmore Theatre, Wednesday 24th February

Posted February 26 2010

As we have heard and read countless times before, bands...

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Soundwave Festival 2010: Eastern Creek Raceway, Sydney, NSW

Posted February 23 2010

Welcome to Eastern Creek. A hot, dry and humid racetrack...

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Soundwave Festival 2010: RNA Showgrounds, Brisbane, QLD

Posted February 22 2010

Brisbane’s rock and roll faithful once again descended...

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Rob Thomas - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, VIC (5 February 2010)

Posted February 7 2010

When I heard that Vanessa Amorosi was the support act...

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Laneway Festival - Friday 29 January Brisbane, QLD

Posted January 31 2010

Brisbane’s second installment of laneway returned...

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Them Crooked Vultures - January 25, 2010 - Brisbane Riverstage

Posted January 27 2010

From the moment Josh Homme, Dave Grohl and Mr. John...

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Big Day Out Sydney - 23 January 2010

Posted January 25 2010

In the days leading up to the Big Day Out’s 100th show,...

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Summadayze, Gold Coast, QLD (January 9, 2010)

Posted January 11 2010

For the first time in 3 years the sun shone over Summadayze...

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Sunset Sounds: Day 2 (January 7 2010: Botanical Gardens, Brisbane, QLD)

Posted January 8 2010

After a late afternoon sleep, and a walk along Brisbane’s...

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Sunset Sounds: Day 1 (January 6 2010: Botanical Gardens, Brisbane, QLD)

Posted January 7 2010

I’ve said this before about festivals….If you use the...

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Pyramid Rock Festival: 30 December, 2009

Posted January 3 2010

The fields at Pyramid Rock Festival are now empty,...

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Green Day: Brisbane Entertainment Centre, QLD (8 Dec 2009)

Posted December 9 2009

One of the biggest bands in the world descended to...

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Homebake 2009: 5th December 2009, The Domain, Sydney Botanic Gardens

Posted December 8 2009

The 2009 Homebake line-up boasted an incredible line...

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Stereosonic Festival, Brisbane, QLD (Dec 6 2009)

Posted December 7 2009

The Festival that unofficially kicks off the summer...

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The Arcade Creative: The Family, Brisbane, QLD (15th Oct 2009)

Posted October 19 2009

The Arcade Creative’s second big club night for the...

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Lisa Mitchell: Wonder

Posted September 28 2009

Lisa Mitchell has come a long way from the little girl...

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Jet: Shaka Rock

Posted September 28 2009

Much has been written about Jet’s return to the musical...

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Town Hall Steps: Town Hall Steps

Posted September 7 2009

The debut LP from Sydney’s Town Hall Steps is a solid...

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Sick Puppies: Tri-Polar

Posted September 4 2009

The world spins on without much time to stop for free...

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Daughtry: Leave This Town

Posted August 31 2009

The second album from the ex-American idol fronted...

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Katy Perry: The Tivoli, Brisbane (August 12, 2009)

Posted August 19 2009

Katy Perry is a force to be reckoned with. Notching...

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Sarah Blasko: As Day Follows Night

Posted August 3 2009

The third album from Sydney singer-songwriter Sarah...

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Rob Thomas: Cradlesong

Posted August 3 2009

The second solo album from the Matchbox 20 front man...

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All Time Low: Nothing Personal

Posted August 3 2009

‘Everybody knows there’s a party at the end of the...

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Mammal

Posted July 8 2009

A very long working week including crazy takeovers...

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The Black Eyed Peas: The E.N.D.

Posted July 6 2009

The E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies, not to be confused with...

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Little Boots: Hands

Posted July 6 2009

Little Boots was unknown twelve months ago, now she’s...

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Starting Sunday: Starting Sunday

Posted June 22 2009

Melbourne four piece Starting Sunday (formerly Front...

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Daniel Merriweather: Love & War

Posted June 22 2009

He may have thought his moment would never come. Melbourne...

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Eskimo Joe: Inshalla

Posted June 22 2009

The fourth offering from Perth’s Eskimo Joe shows they...

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COG

Posted June 11 2009

It was early Sunday afternoon and the idea of seeing...

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Pink

Posted June 1 2009

Another day another concert, this can be said a lot...

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Death Cab For Cutie: The Open Door EP

Posted May 18 2009

The Open Door is a perfect fan pleaser to bridge the...

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The Script: The Script

Posted May 15 2009

Inspired by less than glamourous beginnings and family...

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Bluesfest, Byron Bay - April 2009

Posted April 14 2009

Last night in Byron Bay, five incredible days of blues...

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Kelly Clarkson: All I Ever Wanted

Posted April 13 2009

She’s back! All I Ever Wanted is the fourth (yes, fourth)...

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Silversun Pickups: Swoon

Posted April 13 2009

When anxiety hits, sometimes you just want to run....

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Kaiser Chiefs: Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide – 3 April 2009

Posted April 9 2009

After yet another year of being bypassed on the V Festival...

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Ben Sherman Big British Sound, Paddington Town Hall, Sydney - April 3 2009

Posted April 6 2009

The first annual Big British Sound opened to a sold...

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MTV Australia Awards, Sydney Convention Centre, March 27th 2009

Posted March 30 2009

With host Pete Wentz notably absent from the red carpet...

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Natalie Bassingthwaighte: 1000 Stars

Posted March 30 2009

Nat Bass is a jack of all trades. Actor, presenter,...

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Evermore: Truth Of The World

Posted March 23 2009

Anticipation for Evermore’s third LP has been high,...

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Evermore Album Launch: March 17th, Overseas Passenger Terminal, Sydney

Posted March 23 2009

Attended by mostly industry types, and a handful of...

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Howling Bells: Radio Wars

Posted March 18 2009

“We’re marching forward, looking backwards, hunting...

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White Lies: To Lose My Life

Posted March 10 2009

With Las Vegas “it” band The Killers momentarily dropping...

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Future Music Festival: Brisbane - March 2009

Posted March 10 2009

Doomben Racecourse is arguably becoming Brisbane’s...

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Soundwave Festival: Sydney February 2009

Posted March 2 2009

They came in droves from all parts of Sydney to Eastern...

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Soundwave: Brisbane RNA Showgrounds 2009

Posted February 28 2009

They came in numbers like something from a bad American...

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Big Day Out: Melbourne, January 2009

Posted February 28 2009

Expectations are always a formula to being let down,...

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Empire of the Sun, Franz Ferdinard, Prodigy, Way Out West and more live @ Sydney, NSW (March 2010)

Groovin The Moo Bendigo Sold out; Bunbury relocates!

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My Festival Experience
Mental As Anything

It's a pretty horrible one actually. On the Australian Made Tour in, it was about 87' - 88'. There was us, there was Barnsey (Jimmy Barnes), The Models, The Divinyls. You know it was a really fun tour actually, and we were sharing a brass section with The Models and the guy... One of the brass players he was fairly frail, he was quite young and he had a pacemaker and he actually collapsed and died during our set which was rather disturbing. It would be the most memorable but, only because it was so unpleasant. I would have to say that one sticks out for me.

What's your ideal festival line-up?
Gee, that's a hard one. It's pretty good these day's they have guys like Neil Young coming out, and it's good. It shouldn't be a real generational thing. There are still a lot of good musicians that have inspired a lot of the younger bands and I think that it's nice that they put these guys on the bill. It's an economic thing, obviously a lot of people want to see them but, I think it's also good for the younger people to see where a lot of this kinda stuff came from in the first place. I think the bills are pretty good actually.

Also, with the older bands and artists playing at shows it's a big thing for the younger ones because they have been inspired by that performer and seeing them play and being able to play along aside them is a big kick.
Yeah, I think it's great and as long as they can still cut the mustard, I've heard that on some occasions they have been a bit disappointing but, they really have got there acts together these guys if they are still doing it. It's pretty obvious when they aren't. I sort of jokingly say "I'm getting the hang of it now", because I sort of am really, It's taken awhile but, you kinda have to be a bit more professional as you get older about doing it because, you need to be. It's amusing to see the 20yr old guys staggering around drunk on stage, that's kinda entertaining. But, when you get older it's not such a good look. You need to start thinking about being a bit more professional and getting your act together a bit.

The fall of the aging rock star.
Haha Yeah, that's your job. If you want to keep doing it you need to stay reasonably healthy. I swim, I try and swim some laps everyday. That's how I occupy myself on tour. I've got to find out where the pool is otherwise I get a bit twitchy if I don't get to do my laps every day. You start to realize if you don't have your health you don't have anything. It's true of anybody but, particularly for entertainers if you let yourself go, your in trouble.

What's your most favourite artist you have seen at a festival?
I would have to say Roy Orbison. I saw him only a couple of year's before he died. I couldn't believe it. He had already had the open heart surgery and, he had a shocking life the poor guy. He's always been a hero of mine. I actually got to see him, which was a big thrill.

What are your tips for attending a festival?
I don't know. My kids are going to them kind of regularly and they seem to have a good time. I think the main thing is you need to get in early if you want to get ticket's to these things, because they seem to sell out really fast. They are really popular and just enjoy them.